HudsonAlpha’s public education series returning to Huntsville Sept. 16th

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is opening its doors to the public next month for a discussion on the fast-moving world of genetics. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Kelly East, the institute’s vice president of educational outreach and a certified genetic counselor, will lead the latest installment of “HudsonAlpha U,” a community series designed to demystify advances […]

HudsonAlpha Welcomes New Vice President for Economic Development and Commercialization

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently welcomed Dillon Fritz, PhD, as its new Vice President for Economic Development and Commercialization. Fritz brings nearly two decades of experience building and leading translational research programs, innovation ecosystems, and startup ventures across the academic, clinical, and international biotech sectors. He most recently served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of the […]

AgTech Gets the Red Carpet Treatment in Huntsville

Land wealth transfer, carbon technology for craft breweries, farm managing shellfish and seaweed, reducing waste and maximizing animal carcass value.  These were themes at the Founders Red Carpet Premiere, the title of Monday night’s HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator Showcase, powered by gener8tor, that marked the end of the fifth and final cohort and second fund. After […]

A Spark in the System: How a Few Students Are Changing the STEM Game

HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology’s Dr. Emily Gordon introduced the classroom to the bookends of STEM simultaneously. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, known by its acronym STEM, is the basis for the “Spark’’ cohort at HudsonAlpha. The nonprofit in Cummings Research Park sponsors ongoing educational projects. The Spark program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), […]

Next-Gen Inventors Get a Boost in Alabama Classrooms

Two classes were in session at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology’s Propst Center last week. In one, middle schoolers were working on summer camp projects downstairs. Nothing unusual there, but one floor up a second learning session unfolded – for teachers. The Invention Convention (IC), a state, national, and international program with competitions that begin […]

11 North Alabama-based startups awarded supplemental funding

Innovate Alabama has awarded more than $3.3 million in SBIR/STTR supplemental grants to 20 small businesses across Alabama, empowering them to scale cutting-edge technologies and create jobs. Of the 20 grants awarded, 11 will benefit startups based in North Alabama.  The Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program provides non-dilutive funding to companies that have previously received […]

HudsonAlpha Hosts High School Students for DNA in Biotech Career Conference

On Wednesday, April 16th, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology hosted junior and senior high school students from north Alabama for a DNA in Biotech mini-conference. Small groups of students from nearly every public and private high school in Madison County were in attendance.  Kelly East, the organization’s Vice President for Educational Outreach, shared her enthusiasm […]

HudsonAlpha scientist, Chloee McLaughlin, named a Next Gen Leadership Awardee for 2025 AGBT Agricultural Meeting

Chloee McLaughlin, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at HudsonAlpha, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Next Gen Leadership Award by The Genome Partnership. She was recognized for her groundbreaking research in agricultural genomics during the prestigious AGBT Agricultural Meeting, held from March 31 to April 2 in Orlando, Fla. The award honors early-career scientists […]

Kalm Therapeutics receives grant to advance steroid alternative research

Kalm Therapeutics’ effort to find an alternative to steroids used to combat conditions such as eczema and psoriasis received a boost in the form of what the company termed a “significant’’ grant. The grant was awarded by Southern Research’s Therapeutics Development Fund (TDF) and could hasten Kalm Therapeutics’ research. “The awarded grant will enable Kalm […]

Students, professionals explore genomes at HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge

It was the language of life sciences and cybersecurity: honeypots, hackathon, DNA and the like that are part of the lingo in the world of biology, anatomy, astrobiology and biotechnology. More directly, it was the tongue of genomics — a broader study compared to its cousin genetics — when high school and college students joined […]